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The Guardian view on the future of cinema: gen Z is falling in love with the big screen

Editorial: Film is in a state of existential crisis. But a new generation of cinephiles might save it from the streaming giants

Wicker review – Olivia Colman is smelly fisherwoman falling for wicker man in uneven fable

An inventively made fantasy boasts eye-catching premise and typically rewarding performance from Oscar-winner but something’s missing

‘Utterly overwhelmed’: British writer-director’s short film earns Oscar nod

A Friend of Dorothy, starring Miriam Margolyes, is a tender story of loneliness and unexpected friendships

Democratic congressman punched in racist attack at Sundance film festival

Maxwell Alejandro Frost says attacker ‘told me Trump was going to deport me’ as police say suspect arrested

Josephine review – Channing Tatum is a knockout in shattering drama of lost innocence

Taut and emotionally intelligent drama follows the aftermath of an eight-year-old witnessing a horrifying sexual assault

Leviticus review – queer desire is a deadly curse in haunting horror

Conversion therapy has gory results in a smart and surprisingly romantic debut feature from Australian writer-director Adrian Chiarella

The Moment review – Charli xcx struggles through defanged Brat summer satire

There’s a smart idea at play here, with the star playing a hellish version of herself fighting against corporate forces, but there’s not a lot else

I Want Your Sex review – vampy Olivia Wilde almost saves Gregg Araki’s tame dom-sub romp

As a provocative artist using sex to wield power, the actor is electric but the writer-director’s return to his campy, dayglo roots is largely underwhelming

The Incomer review – Domhnall Gleeson tries to lift aggressively quirky comedy

The actor is a charming presence in the otherwise overly twee and consistently unfunny tale of isolated siblings dealing with a visitor

‘A long time coming’: table tennis world hails Marty Supreme-fueled boom

An Oscar-tipped cult biopic, sold-out matches and fresh faces at clubs suggest table tennis may finally be breaking free of its basement reputation in the US

The Guide #227: A brain-melting sci-fi movie marathon, curated by Britain’s best cult film-maker

As Bulk tours indie cinemas, its director reflects on the cinematic DNA​ and oddball influences that fuelled his most unconventional wor​k

From Saipan to Take That: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead

Steve Coogan stars in a loose retelling of an infamous football falling-out, while a new Netflix doc gets nostalgic about the heyday of Gary Barlow and co

Extra Geography review – a sweet and spiky coming-of-age debut

Two teenage girls find their friendship put to the test in a witty and charmingly odd British comedy

Buddy review – high-concept horror misfire dares to wonder: what if Barney killed kids?

There’s a dearth of both laughs and scares in this one-joke comedy horror that feels like it would have made for a better short film

The History of Concrete review – John Wilson’s first movie is an absurd triumph

The documentarian’s feature debut, essentially an extended episode of his HBO series, turns an exploration of concrete into a meditation on change

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